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F-Droid is an installable catalogue of FOSS (Free and Open Source Software) applications for the Android platform. The client makes it easy to browse, install, and keep track of updates on your device.

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is there any way to use whatsapp without creating an account with them? (lemmy.ml)
submitted 2 days ago by merompetehla@lemmy.ml to c/fdroid@lemmy.ml
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don't know if this is an appropriate community

I don't particularly like this application, but my whole family uses and they simply won't use any foss alternative I've proposed so far.

I'm even thinking about joining them.

I only need audio, no video calls, no file transfers.

ETA: what free droid apps can do simply that, not needing for me to provide a phone number or my current location / country?

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[–] artyom@piefed.social 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

what free droid apps can do simply that, not needing for me to provide a phone number or my current location / country?

There's an endless list, but here's a few:

  • SimpleX
  • Briar
  • Cwtch
  • Jami
  • ArcaneChat/DeltaChat
  • XMPP
  • Matrix
  • Zulip
  • Fluxer
  • Chatto
  • BitChat
[–] Newhere@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Matrix was so basic and nice for privacy and now became so complicated to create account and use it. Can anyone who has it help me test if it's working?

[–] artyom@piefed.social 2 points 2 days ago

Can you just join some public "rooms"?